Following up on the news of the release of the new album Ghost On Ghost, the Iron and Wine camp have released a first set of tour dates with a series of shows in the US and Europe. Ghost on Ghost will be released on Nonesuch Records on Apr. 16 and is a transition to a new kind of songwriting for Sam Beam. He said he's looked for a smoother approach this time around, calling his last two efforts an exercise in "anxious tension. 4AD is handling the European release.

“This record felt like a reward to myself after the way I went about making the last few,” he said.